“We create a curated developer experience that allows for the streaming member experience on Netflix. We support 100+ engineers who build netflix.com with 4.5 engineers (EM = half)”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“What is a platform?
A system or set of tools on which applications and services are developed.
A good platform is a base, a consistent foundation, it obscures underlying complexity. It’s an abstraction.”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
A system or set of tools on which applications and services are developed.
A good platform is a base, a consistent foundation, it obscures underlying complexity. It’s an abstraction.”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“Platforms DON’T reduce complexity. They change who needs to deal with the complexity.”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“A platform is like a company culture. It’s going to exist whether you like it or not. The choice you have is how intentional you are”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“What does a platform team do?
- workflow optimisation
- technology curation (what’s best for the business?)
- paved road/blessed path
Platform is a product
Complexity is not a bad thing. We shouldn’t shy away from it, but we need to manage it.”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
- workflow optimisation
- technology curation (what’s best for the business?)
- paved road/blessed path
Platform is a product
Complexity is not a bad thing. We shouldn’t shy away from it, but we need to manage it.”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“Thinking of a platform as serving customers, as a product that others build products on top of, opens up customer research options to us”
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
“The best platform engineers used to be product engineers. They have used the platform and understand and have experienced its limitations”
💯 agree!
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
💯 agree!
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
Lessons learned:
- you need to understand your customers, deeply understand them and their pain points 👩💻
- platform team must be well scoped 🔍
- always account for support & maintenance 🧑🏻🔧
- platform engineering is about leverage
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
- you need to understand your customers, deeply understand them and their pain points 👩💻
- platform team must be well scoped 🔍
- always account for support & maintenance 🧑🏻🔧
- platform engineering is about leverage
@JemYoung #LeadDevSanFrancisco
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